SUNDARGARH ZILLA ADIVASI ADV.ASSO. vs STATE GOVT. OF ODISHA .

The Supreme Court ruled that the provisions of the Orissa Municipal Act, 1950 do not apply to Sundargarh district, which is designated as a 'Scheduled Area' under Clause 6(1) of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that Article 244 and Article 243-ZC explicitly exclude Scheduled Areas from the application of municipal laws unless specifically extended by Parliament. Consequently, the writ petition was allowed, affirming the non-applicability of the municipal act in the Scheduled Area context.